In this fast-shifting world,there can be no guarantees attached to any particular job.But there is much that you can do to protect yourself from the change of society,by equipping yourself with the skills to manage your career more effectively.You need to be a career activist.?

    If you lose your main source of income tomorrow,could you find a different source to replace it?The most important thing in

protecting yourself now and in the future is ensuring that you have choices.Don’t let yourself be held back by a lack of skill development,or fear of change.Some people have been good performers in their own organizations but discovered that they are stuck.Because they are so closely related to a particular company or industry,their skills are not readily transferred to other jobs.?

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.If you limit yourself to one particular area or sector, you limit your opportunity,too.In a global market place,many jobs come and go quickly with changes in the stock market.Today’s hottest job may not exist tomorrow.If you love computers, then this work represents a great choice.But don’t enter a field just because you think that’s where the hot jobs are;even if the job is available,it may not match well with your own skills and abilities.Start with an entry of your own strengths and interests,and then see where you may match up best in the job market.?

How can we ensure that we have choices if we lose the main source of income??

    A. Be a good performer in our own  organizations.?

    B.Try to develop our skills and be a career activist.?

    C.Enter a field where the hot jobs are.?

    D.Transfer to other jobs that use computers.

Some people are afraid of change because

    A.they have got a hot job?

    B.they have no other better choices?

    C.they have got used to a certain job?

    D.they have no other skills and interests?

    “Put all your eggs in one basket” here means

   A.sticking to only one particular job?

    B.trying your best to do something well?

    C.many jobs come and go quickly?

    D.entering a field where the hot jobs are?

What is the best job for you to choose  according to the writer?

A. Something that is both hot and interesting.?

B.Something that brings you a good source of income.?

    C.Something that will always exist in the future.?

    D.Something involving your strengths and interests. ?

Have you ever thought, “I wish I could take a year off and just travel around the world”? Well, three lucky American teenagers were able to do just that. The teens—two males and one female--got an all-expenses paid, yearlong hike to five continents.

This trip didn’t include any five-star hotels or shopping funs. Eighteen-year-old Jamie Fiel from Keller, Texas, 17-year-old Arsen Ewing from Canyon, California, and 16-year-old Tyler Robinson from Lincoln, Massachusetts, didn’t expect fancy treatment. They signed up for the experience of a lifetime, which included hard work, often uncomfortable accommodations, and encounters with some of nature’s most dangerous animals and environments.

Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler were among hundreds of high school kids nominated by their science teachers to take this trip. Earthwatch Institute sponsored (赞助) this adventure. Each year, Earthwatch employs thousands of volunteers worldwide to help with scientific research projects.

The group went all around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of our time. Their assignments were as varied as their locations, and included measuring and attending pink flamingos in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, and tracking giant sea turtles in Costa Rica.

As they worked with the Earthwatch scientists, Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler began to understand that we are at a critical moment in the life of our planet. Time for change is running out. As the teens went from country to country and witnessed different environmental dangers and challenges, they understood that solutions to important environmental issues start with the power of one person's actions. They realized that each of them can make a difference.

These teenagers went on the journey around the world _____.

A. to experience the most serous environmental problems on the earth

B. to bring the kindness of America to the other parts of the world

C. to go on sightseeing around the world

D. to call on more teenagers to join Earthwatch Institute

What’s true about their journey?  

A. They had to pay for their journey on their own expense.

B. They often had to move from one hotel to another.

C. They had to take great pains to collect environmental information.

D. They received a warm welcome every time they arrived at a new place.

It can be inferred that Earthwatch Institute could be _____.

A. an international university that takes in students from all over the world

B. a TV station that makes programmes on the beautiful scenery of the earth

C. a travel agency that organizes adventure trips specially for school children

D. an organization that brings science to life for people concerned about earth’s environment

What did they these teenagers learn from the journey?

A. It was high time that people protected the environment.

B. Long journey was not suitable for school children.

C. It should take the whole world to help the children.

D. Environmental problems can be solved if school children take part.

A kind of little cars may some day take the place of today’s ones. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.

The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour.

The cars of the future will be fine for getting around the city, but they will not be useful for long trips. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline.

If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the gig, fast cars and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.

There is much pollution in the air today because ___________.

A. people drive big cars

B. people drive little cars

C. the cars go 65 kilometers an hour

D. the cars can go 450 kilometers an hour

The usual size of cars today is _______ that of the future cars.

A. much smaller than               B . much the same as

C. three times as large as             D. a little larger than

Which of the following is NOT true?

Big cars cost more to own and to drive

Big cars are not useful for long trips

The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.

Small cars are slower than big cars.

The street will be less crowded because ______________.

A there will be fewer cars in the future

B. driving future cars will be safer

C. there will be fewer passengers in the street

D. future cars will be much smaller

Two sets of roads may be needed in the future because_________.

there will be too many cars in the future    

more and more people will get around a city

bit cars and little cars may be used along with each other

it looks more beautiful to have two sets of roads

A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan at two forty-six p.m. local time on March eleventh.2011. Japan's Meteorological Agency released its first tsunami（海啸） warnings just three minutes later. The country has one of the best earthquake early warning systems in the world.

There are more than four thousand Seismic Intensity Meters in place throughout Japan to measure earthquake activity. These meters provide information within two minutes of an earthquake happening. Information about the strength and the center of the earthquake can be learned within three minutes.

There are also concrete(混凝土) sea walls around much of the Japanese coastline. But these measures proved no match for the powerful earthquake and tsunami.

Costas Synolakis ，a tsunami expert at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles said，"Japan is one of those most well-prepared countries on earth in terms of tsunami warning. They had a warning. I think what went wrong is that they had not expected the size of this event."

He says there are two reasons for this. Japan has not had any event anywhere near as big as this one in the last one hundred fifty years. And scientists had not expected such a large earthquake happening off the coast of Japan.

The nine point zero magnitude earthquake was the fourth most powerful earthquake ever recorded worldwide. It was also the worst earthquake ever to hit Japan. The tsunami waves that followed were reported to have reached as high as thirteen meters in some areas.

Costas Synolakis says Japan's concrete sea walls were not built to handle such high waves.

Experts say early warning systems will continue to be limited by these facts until earthquakes and tsunamis can be predicted

Where can this passage probably be adapted from?

    A．A magazine on science       B．A fairy Tale 

C．A scientific fantasy book     D．A newspaper  

Which of the following statements NOT true ?

    A. A terrible earthquake hit the northeastern coast of Japan

    B. It was also the worst earthquake in Japan

C. The 9.0 earthquake was the fourth most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan

D. Japan's concrete sea walls was unable to handle such high waves.

According to Costas Synolakis, why did Japan suffer such a loss?

  A. The country has never experienced any event as big as this one over the past 150 years

B. Japan has the best earthquake early warning systems in the world.

C. There are not concrete sea walls around all of the Japanese coastline

D. The government didn’t announce its first tsunami warnings three minutes earlier.

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __36__ was that he found himself unable to ask for help---his mobile phone went out of __37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to _38__ in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then _39_ of the rescue.

      It is almost __40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his __41__: “First of all, I checked up my __42__, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no __43__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __44__. In this way I dozed off.”

      His story put an end to my regret for the __45__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __46___ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __47__to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __48__. Finally they feel dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __49__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __50__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __51__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.

      Don’t you think you can compare it with __52__ itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __53__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __54__. It seems to be a negative（消极） attitude, __55__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.

A. hopeless         B. worst             C. more                 D. best

A. service           B. way               C. control                     D. work

A. cry               B. lie                 C. wait                  D. sleep

A. delay             B. success           C. team                 D. arrival

A. untrue            B. unimaginable   C. true                  D. useless

A. plan               B. decision            C. explanation        D. excuse

A. physical          B. mental                     C. working            D. medical

A. energy            B. way                  C. tools                 D. strength

A. rotting            B. spreading          C. hurting              D. bleeding

A. loss              B. failure               C. disappointment  D. sadness

A. had                     B. managed           C. tried                 D. meant

A. Willing         B. Unable              C. Determined              D. Deciding

A. hearing         B. sight                 C. feeling                     D. direction

A. rescue           B. village                     C. local                 D. brave

A. end                  B. top                   C. opening             D. side

A. save             B. help                  C. stop                  D. calm

A. adventure      B. work                 C. life                   D. mankind

A. Mind            B. Watch               C. Imagine            D. Warn

A. really           B. immediately      C. carefully           D. hopefully

A. and                  B. so                     C. but                   D. while